Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Usage
- 3 Frequently Asked Questions
- 4 Precautions for MEGAZID 250MG INJ and its Constituents
- 5 Symptoms of Overdosage
- 6 Common Side-Effects
- 7 Serious Side-Effects
- 8 Rare Side-Effects
- 9 Disease Interactions
- 10 Technical Classification
- 11 Available Alternatives for MEGAZID 250MG INJ
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Overview
MEGAZID 250MG INJ is a Schedule H1 antibiotic.MEGAZID 250MG INJ is composed of: CEFTAZIDIME (250.0 MG)
Ceftazidime is a prescription medication used to treat bacterial infections, including lung, skin, bone, joint, brain, stomach, blood, urinary tract, and gynecological infections. Ceftazidime belongs to a group of drugs called cephalosporin antibiotics, which work to stop the growth of bacteria in the body. Common side effects of ceftazidime include irritation at the site of injection, rash, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting.
Usage
CEFTAZIDIME is generally used to treat: Bacterial Infection, Deep Skin Infection, Urinary Tract InfectionFrequently Asked Questions
Q: Is it safe on my liver?A: Not Safe
Q: Is it safe on my kidney?
A: Not Safe
Q: Can I take it with alcohol?
A: Not Safe
Q: Is it safe for children?
A: Not Advised for age < 1month
Q: Can it be taken during pregnancy?
A: Considered as Generally Safe – not enough studies to prove risk
Q: Is it safe to take for someone breastfeeding?
A: Not Safe
Precautions for MEGAZID 250MG INJ and its Constituents
- It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
- Ceftazidime can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using non hormonal birth control (condom, diaphragm with spermicide) to prevent pregnancy.
- Ceftazidime can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
- Before using ceftazidime, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it or to other antibiotics (such as penicillins, other cephalosporins) or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems.
- Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of kidney disease, stomach/intestinal diseases (such as colitis).
- Ceftazidime may cause live bacterial vaccines (such as typhoid vaccine) to not work as well. Do not have any immunizations/vaccinations while using this medication unless your doctor tells you to.
- Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
Symptoms of Overdosage
CEFTAZIDIME over-dosage can result in: Seizures (uncontrollable Jerking Of Limbs)Common Side-Effects
CEFTAZIDIME : Diarrhoea, Vaginal Discharge, Vaginitis, Diaper Rash, Itchy Skin, Skin Rash, Abdomen Bloating Or Fullness, Fever, Increased Thirst, Nausea, Vomit, Pain With Sexual Intercourse (male), Pain With Sexual Intercourse (female), Left Foot Swelling, Right Foot Swelling, Legs Swelling, Weight Loss (unintentional)Serious Side-Effects
CEFTAZIDIME : Abdomen Pain, Loose Motion, Confusion, Seizures (uncontrollable Jerking Of Limbs)Rare Side-Effects
CEFTAZIDIME : Chest Pain, Abdomen Pain, Legs Pain, Body Burning Sensation, Chills, Cough, Dark Colored (brown) Urine, Difficulty Breathing, Difficulty Swallowing, Dizziness, Rapid Heart Rate (pulse), Head Headache, Loss Of Appetite, Pale Skin, Shortness Of Breath, Throat Soreness, Wheezing, Eyes Yellow EyesDisease Interactions
CEFTAZIDIME can interfere with: Acute Kidney Failure, Colitis, Acute Liver Failure, SeizureTechnical Classification
CEFTAZIDIME is categorized as: THIRD GENERATION CEPHALOSPORINS / CEPHALOSPORINS / ANTI-INFECTIVESAvailable Alternatives for MEGAZID 250MG INJ
What are the commonly available Substitutes?
| CEFAZID 250MG INJ | INR 57.83 for 2 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| CEFLOR 250MG INJ | INR 60.95 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| CEFNEP 250MG INJ | INR 53.68 for 2 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| CEFTA 250MG INJ | INR 35.71 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| CEFTALIN 250MG TAB | INR 79.9 for 4 TABLETS | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| CEFTASTAR 250MG INJ | INR 57.13 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| EUTUM 250MG INJ | INR 74.08 for 2 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| FORTACEF 250MG INJ | INR 100.88 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| FORTUM 250MG INJ | INR 73.41 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| FOTARAN 250MG INJ | INR 90 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| MEGAZID 250MG INJ | INR 73.35 for 1 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| NOSODIME 250MG INJ | INR 63.4 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| ORZID 250MG INJ | INR 55 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| OTAX 250MG INJ | INR 16.07 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| OZID 250MG INJ | INR 50 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| ROCZID 250MG INJ | INR 99 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| SPECTRAZID 250MG INJ | INR 73.5 for 2 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| TACZID 250MG INJ | INR 55.5 for 5 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| TAZID 250MG INJ | INR 73.42 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
| TIZIME 250MG INJ | INR 100.73 for 1 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG |
What are the other drugs with similar Ingredients?
| ACTAZ 1000MG INJ | INR 300 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| ACTAZ BM 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 325 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| BECTOZID 1GM INJ | INR 62.5 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| BETAZ 1GM INJ | INR 344.27 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| C ZID 125MG INJ | INR 58.17 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 125.0 MG |
| C ZID TZ 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 285.71 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| CEFATUM 1GM INJ | INR 130 for 1 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFAZID 1000MG INJ | INR 189.85 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| CEFAZID 500MG INJ | INR 178 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG |
| CEFDIN 1GM INJ | INR 250 for 5 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFLIN S 1000MG/500MG INJ | INR 32.6 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, SULBACTAM 500.0 MG |
| CEFLIN S 250MG/125MG INJ | INR 13.45 for 5 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG, SULBACTAM 125.0 MG |
| CEFLIN S 500MG/250MG INJ | INR 41.11 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG, SULBACTAM 250.0 MG |
| CEFLOR 1GM INJ | INR 134.31 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFNEP 1GM INJ | INR 200 for 2 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFOM INJ | INR 72.35 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME |
| CEFTA 1GM INJ | INR 263.46 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFTALIN 500MG TAB | INR 123.72 for 4 TABLETS | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG |
| CEFTALUP 1GM INJ | INR 355 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFTASTAR 1 GM INJ | INR 171.42 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFTAZ 1GM INJ | INR 265.51 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFTAZIDIME | CEFTAZIDIME | |
| CEFTOZID 1GM INJ | INR 112.5 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFWIDE 1000MG INJ | INR 214.28 for 1000 MG INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| CEFZID 1000MG INJ | INR 276.02 for 20 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| CEFZIDIME 1GM INJ | INR 100 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFZIDOME 1GM INJ | INR 312.5 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEFZY 1GM INJ | INR 220 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| CEPITAZ 1GM INJ | INR 135 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| COMBITAZ 250 VIAL | INR 286.5 for 1 INJECTION | TAZOBACTUM 125 MG, CEFTAZIDIME 1 GM |
| COMBITAZ INJ | INR 286.5 for 1 INJECTION | TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG, CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| ECOZID 1GM INJ | INR 94.93 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| EUTUM 1GM INJ | INR 231.61 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| FORTACEF 1GM INJ | INR 265 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| FORTUM 1 GM INJ | INR 258.19 for 1 GM INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| FORTUM 2 GM INJ | INR 742.86 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 2.0 GM |
| FORTUM 2G VIAL | INR 742.86 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 2 GM |
| FORTUM 500MG INJ | INR 110.91 for 500 MG INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG |
| FORTUM ES 2 GM INJ | INR 451.23 for 2 GM INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 2.0 GM |
| FORTUM IG VIAL | INR 317.05 for 1 GM INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1 GM |
| FORZID 2 GM INJ | INR 505 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 2.0 GM |
| FORZID 2GM INJ | INR 505 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 2 GM |
| FORZID TZ 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 445 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| FOTARAN 1GM INJ | INR 240 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| FOTARAN 500MG INJ | INR 193 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG |
| FOTAZOM 1125MG INJ | INR 289 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1125.0 MG |
| GRAZID 1000MG INJ | INR 205 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| KAICEF S 1GM INJ | INR 125 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| KEFTAGLAN 1000MG INJ | INR 280 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| KEFTAGLAN T 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 327.37 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| KRIZID 1000MG INJ | INR 209.3 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| LORTINIL TZ INJ | INR 342 for 1 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME , TAZOBACTUM |
| MASTERTAZ 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 228.57 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| MASTERTAZ 250MG/31.25MG INJ | INR 114.28 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 31.25 MG |
| MASTERTAZ 500MG/62.5MG INJ | INR 133.33 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 62.5 MG |
| MEEZAT 1GM INJ | INR 240.5 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| MEGAZID 125MG INJ | INR 44.95 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 125.0 MG |
| MEGAZID 1GM INJ | INR 220.07 for 1 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| MEGAZID XP 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 272.85 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| MEGAZID XP 250MG/51.25MG INJ | INR 106 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 250.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 51.25 MG |
| MEGAZID XP 500MG/62.5MG INJ | INR 129.82 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 62.5 MG |
| NECEFT 1GM INJ | INR 302.25 for 5 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| NOSODIME 1000MG INJ | INR 240 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| ORZID 2GM INJ | INR 275 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 2.0 GM |
| OZID 500MG TAB | INR 54.9 for 10 TABLETS | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG |
| PROZIDOM CAP | INR 49.11 for 10 CAPSULES | CEFTAZIDIME |
| PSEUDOCEF 1GM INJ | INR 312.71 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| ROCZID 1GM INJ | INR 300 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| RPCEF 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 196.37 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| SITROZID 1GM INJ | INR 292.96 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| SOFTAZID 1GM INJ | INR 311.57 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| SPECTRAZID 1GM INJ | INR 265.7 for 2 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| STEF 1GM INJ | INR 276.2 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| TACZID 1GM INJ | INR 191.38 for 5 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| TAZID 125MG INJ | INR 50.5 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 125.0 MG |
| TAZID 1GM INJ | INR 231.94 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| TAZID 500MG INJ | INR 153.93 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG |
| TAZID XP 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 282.47 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| TAZIMIDE 1.125GM INJ | INR 485 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.125 GM |
| TIZIME 1000MG INJ | INR 308.95 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG |
| TIZIME 500MG INJ | INR 2850 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG |
| TOBRACEF 1000MG/120MG INJ | INR 450 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TOBRAMYCIN SULFATE 120.0 MG |
| TRIZEDIME -1000 INJ | INR 247.62 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.0 GM |
| ZADIMAC AS 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 258.5 for 10 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| ZADIMAC HS 500MG/62.6MG INJ | INR 116.1 for 5 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 62.6 MG |
| ZIDDI 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 221.12 for 5 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| ZIDDI 500MG/62.5MG INJ | INR 125 for 1 ML INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 500.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 62.5 MG |
| ZIDIME 200MG TAB | INR 119 for 10 TABLETS | CEFTAZIDIME 200.0 MG |
| ZIDIME T 1000MG/125MG INJ | INR 203.95 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, TAZOBACTUM 125.0 MG |
| ZIMTAZ INJ | INR 165 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1.125 MG, TAZOBACTUM |
| ZYDOTUM 1000MG/500MG INJ | INR 320 for 1 INJECTION | CEFTAZIDIME 1000.0 MG, SULBACTAM 500.0 MG |
| ZYDOTUM PWD | INR 485 for 3 GM POWDER | CEFTAZIDIME , SULBACTAM |